Description: The German Underground Hospital (Ho.40) and Ammunition Store (Ho.7) is the largest structural reminder of the German Occupation existing in the Channel Islands. This maze of tunnels covers an area of about 6,950 square metres (75,000 square feet).
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Wartime image of a German sentry on guard outside the main entrance to the Underground Hospital. Image: Royal Court
Wartime image showing one of the many wards that would have accommodated up to 800 patients. Image: Royal Court
Post-war photograph of original kitchen range in the foreground and the heating boiler behind. Image: Priaulx Library